*The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad
Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by
Francis Clark Murgotten. al-Baladhuri was a 9th century
Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of
Islam. Copies in English are rare. And though I obtained
this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot
more costly, especially as it was printed by a university
(Columbia) and not commercially.

--
Francis A. Miniter

Oscuramente
libros, laminas, llaves
siguen mi suerte.

Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6